Lady of the Lake (Once Upon a Time)

"Lady of the Lake"
Once Upon a Time episode
Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) wed, as his mother's dying wish
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 3
Directed by	Milan Cheylov
Written by	Andrew Chambliss Ian Goldberg
Original air date	October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)
Guest appearance(s)
Sarah Bolger as Princess Aurora Jamie Chung as Mulan Alan Dale as King George/Albert Spencer Barbara Hershey as Cora Sebastian Stan as The Mad Hatter/Jefferson Gabrielle Rose as Ruth Sinqua Walls as Sir Lancelot Alissa Skovbye as Grace/Paige Lee Tichon as Guard Carolyn Adair as Nurse
Episode chronology
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"Lady of the Lake" is the third episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series Once Upon a Time, and the show's 25th episode overall, which aired on October 14, 2012.

It was co-written by Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, while being directed by Milan Cheylov.

In this episode, Emma Swan and her mother try to find a way to get back home with the help of Mulan, Aurora, and Lancelot, while flashbacks show Snow's encounter with Lancelot.

The episode was received positively by critics, and was watched by 9.45 million American viewers.

Sir Lancelot is featured in the forest.

At a campsite, Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), Red Riding Hood (Meghan Ory), Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), and their allies are attacked by King George's (Alan Dale) knights. One of the assailants turns out to be Sir Lancelot (Sinqua Walls), who captures Snow and brings her back to face King George. At the palace, the King tells Snow that Charming failed him because he wanted him to be the son that he always longed to have and now wants Charming to feel his pain. The King had offered Snow water to drink upon her arrival, and after she has drunk it, he reveals to her it that was actually a potion to prevent her from ever having children. Moments later, and after being dropped out of a carriage, Snow hears someone on horseback, so she takes a stick and knocks him to the ground, revealing the person to be Lancelot. However, it turns out that Lancelot wants to help Snow reach Charming and his mother Ruth (Gabrielle Rose) before King George's men get to them. By the time they reach the farm, Snow and Lancelot discover that they are too late, as Charming has already fended off the King's men, but Ruth has been shot by a poisoned arrow. After she is hit, she gives Snow a medallion she got from a gypsy that will predict the gender of Snow's unborn baby, but it doesn't work because of the effects of the King's potion. Snow eventually reveals to Ruth what has happened, and Ruth then tells her the water of Lake Nostros is a chance to break the curse for both women.